Legendary Carpenters composer dies aged 84 as tributes pour in for the We've Only Just Begun hitmaker

Daily Mail ^ | 23 May 2025 | By JESSICA JANES

[shaggy eel]

,,, Roger Nichols was engineer on the production of Steely Dan’s “Aja” and “Gaucho” albums. Absolute art.

[angelrod]

Sorry to hear!

[Fledermaus]

But not big Enos.

[newfreep]

Roger Nichols, the long time engineer for Steely Dan, died in 2011.

Roger Nichols, the songwriter, is a different dude.

[shaggy eel]

,,, whoa!! I got that wrong - thanks.

[newfreep]

Roger Nichols was the chief engineer for all of the SD albums.

Interesting Wiki page..and why his nickname was “The Immortal”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Nichols_(recording_engineer)

An excerpt:
Nichols and some friends created their own recording studio, Quantum Studios, in Torrance, California in 1965. The facility originally was a four-car garage; it was converted into a four-track studio to record high school bands.

A hi-fi supply store, created as a side business by Nichols and his partners, brought in clients and contacts that led to recording commercials, with future stars Karen Carpenter and Larry Carlton performing on some of the spots;